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30 April 2010
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The Smallest Monkey

With a body length ranging from 14 to 16 centimeters, the pygmy marmoset is the smallest true monkey in the world.
Pygmy Marmoset
The Biggest Monkey

The world’s largest species of monkey is the mandrill. Excluding the tail, the male mandrill is 32 to 36 inches in length and the female …

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1 January 2010
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The Tallest Dog
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, a Harlequin Great Dane named Gibson is the world’s tallest dog. He is 42.2 inches tall.
Gibson, the world's tallest dog
The Smallest Dog in Length
Measured 6 inches, Heaven Sent Brandy is the world’s smallest dog in length. She’s a female chihuahua …

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30 December 2009
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The Heaviest Organ in the Human Body
The liver is the heaviest organ in the human body. Its average weight is between 1.4 to 1.6 kilograms or 3.1 to 3.5 pounds. It is also the largest internal organ and the largest gland in the human body.
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The Smallest Organ in the Human …

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30 December 2009
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The Longest Snake
The reticulated python (Python eticulates) is the world’s longest snake. It is a non-venomous python species native to Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. It can grow up to about 30 feet (9.1 meters) in length. The longest reticulated python ever recorded reaches a …

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22 September 2009
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The Most Polluted City
Linfen (临汾), a prefecture-level city in Shanxi province, China, is asserted as the most polluted city in the world. This assertion was based on a study conducted by the Blacksmith Institute, a New York City- based organization supporting pollution-related environmental projects. The said study states that Linfen’s …

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22 September 2009
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The Smallest Whale
The dwarf sperm whale, scientifically known as Kogia sima, is the world’s smallest whale. It has a length that exceeds up to 2.7 meters only and a weight that reaches about 250 kilograms. It is occasionally even smaller than bigger dolphins.
Dwarf Sperm Whale
The Biggest Whale
The blue whale (Balaenoptera …

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21 September 2009
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The Largest Island
Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) is the largest island in the world. It covers an area of 2,166,086 square kilometers or 836,109 square miles. It is nearly thrice as large as New Guinea, the world’s second largest island. Greenland is found between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. It is a …

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18 September 2009
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The Tallest Tree
The world’s tallest existing tree species is the coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) found within the Redwood National Park in California, United States. According to modern verified instruments, it soars up to a height of 115.55 meters or 379.1 feet, comparable to five times the height of the Statue …

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29 May 2009
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Today, while I was trying to focus onto something that needs focus, my eyes got caught up by a feathery winged animal I’ve always been seeing my whole life: a chicken. Though a common animal, my interest on it has always been high…and I exactly don’t know why. Let’s just …

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